Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Thesis is DONE!

Greg snapped this picture of me editing his thesis over the weekend. Don't mind my frumpy outfit or my lack of neck. I got as comfortable as possible! We were both amazed at how tiring it was to just sit and read and edit and discuss and make changes. I did take little breaks and managed to clean a little, do some laundry, and stop for groceries after church. Overall I learned a LOT about low molecular weight gelators and now have a greater understanding of what Greg was doing all that time in the lab. I thought his thesis was very well organized and written. It just needed a few minor tweaks to get it just right.
During our editing process Greg found a handful of figures he had mis-drawn so on Monday he fixed those. On Tuesday I did another run through on the edited manuscript. Then today I read it a third time, printed, and bound it. He turns it in to his mentor in just a couple hours.

I wish this were the end but I am sure his mentor will have suggestions for revision. That is fine, it won't be nearly as much work to revise as it was to write and edit. I am just excited to have my husband back again. No more long nights in the lab, or hours in front of the computer. Hey, I can finally get some time on the computer again for scrapbooking!

1 comments:

Tiffani P said...

You make me smile. First of all - that Greg posted was amazing. Then that you said, "it just needed a few tweaks" then we have the pic of your ubiquitous red pen.... :) Very neat. I agree, though, I think reading papers and editing is exhausting AND it always takes longer than you think it wilL!